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both of them appointed by richard nixon. the man at the romney fundraiser who says he worked on barry goldwater's campaign may very well have known john mitchell, may very well have known both of the republican attorneys general who were convicted of crimes, but he still could say, without any correction from the confederacy of dunces in that room, that eric holder is, in his words, the most corrupt attorney general that we've ever had in american history. the most corrupt. so in that room of rich republicans, the unique characteristic of eric holder as attorney general is that he is the most corrupt of the 82 attorneys general that we have had in this country. eric holder's bio is not unlike some of our most distinguished attorneys general, he attended new york public schools. he went to columbia college and columbia law school and went straight to work in the department of justice. in 1988 president ronald reagan nominated eric holder to become a federal judge in the district of columbia. that's right. president reagan. er
both of them appointed by richard nixon. the man at the romney fundraiser who says he worked on barry goldwater's campaign may very well have known john mitchell, may very well have known both of the republican attorneys general who were convicted of crimes, but he still could say, without any correction from the confederacy of dunces in that room, that eric holder is, in his words, the most corrupt attorney general that we've ever had in american history. the most corrupt. so in that room of...
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and richard nixon campaigned on a, almost a riddle, a pledge to win the war and the peace. and dwight eisenhower understood what that meant and finally decided that he had the qualifications to become president in 1968 that he would prevail over his earlier defeats and finally endorsed him in 1968. we had, julie had something to do with it because my grandfather was very entranced by julie. [laughter] and i promise you, i had nothing to do with it. i knew the if i raised it or even asked it, this was taking liberties that i had nothing to do wit. >> we have time for only one more question, but those of you who are in line, you can ask questions shortly. but here in the pavilion, one last question. >> thank you. you mentioned being a good sport about turning over power, and i think it's very interesting that both your grandfather and your father were clearly partisans. but had to be a good sport. that capacity seems to be largely missing. do you have perspectives on where we are, what's gone wrong, maybe even how we can fix it? >> gee, hmm. >> eisenhower had a republican con
and richard nixon campaigned on a, almost a riddle, a pledge to win the war and the peace. and dwight eisenhower understood what that meant and finally decided that he had the qualifications to become president in 1968 that he would prevail over his earlier defeats and finally endorsed him in 1968. we had, julie had something to do with it because my grandfather was very entranced by julie. [laughter] and i promise you, i had nothing to do with it. i knew the if i raised it or even asked it,...
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that is, richard nixon was run out of town because the democrats controlled congress. if the republicans have controlled congress this would not have happened. one of the things you do get with divided government is greater oversight of the president by the congress so that the current house of representatives is spending all of its time besides voting to repeal obamacare, trying to investigate the obama administration, and this is exactly what would be predicted. so what we have been is separation of party some, not really separation of powers. we have unified government. we don't have oversight. and what we need to address is how we get the benefit of oversight that we do get when we have divided government without paying the immense cost which is the near impossibility that we in our time now pass responsible legislation. >> i just have a question. the amendment process. our constitution, some of the mark and a big like the fact that i can vote. and that i dislike the fact that i can vote, the fact that black people and no wonder considered property. i don't know if
that is, richard nixon was run out of town because the democrats controlled congress. if the republicans have controlled congress this would not have happened. one of the things you do get with divided government is greater oversight of the president by the congress so that the current house of representatives is spending all of its time besides voting to repeal obamacare, trying to investigate the obama administration, and this is exactly what would be predicted. so what we have been is...
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the second was richard nixon in 1952. there is, and i have some personal insight into this, richard nixon in his memoir, recounts how in 1951 he had given an address in the presence of governor thomas thomas dewey and dewey came up to him at the end of the speech and he said, make me a promise senator, don't get overweight, stay in shape and someday you will be president. i believe governor dewey was the one who is behind brownell and the idea was that nixon would be the political arm of the eisenhower years and he was. nixon had taken on enormous responsibility for keeping the republican party in that period and the reason i think there is a lot to this is that when richard nixon was elected in 68 and julie and i spent so many -- with him and 69 in and 70 and so forth one name that kept coming back and coming up and coming up over and over again and i think this would actually be an interesting article someday documenting the personal relationship based on complete confidence and fondness between richard nixon and thomas
the second was richard nixon in 1952. there is, and i have some personal insight into this, richard nixon in his memoir, recounts how in 1951 he had given an address in the presence of governor thomas thomas dewey and dewey came up to him at the end of the speech and he said, make me a promise senator, don't get overweight, stay in shape and someday you will be president. i believe governor dewey was the one who is behind brownell and the idea was that nixon would be the political arm of the...
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that was back in 1960 when richard nixon and jfk. >> i think mr. nixon is an effective leader of his party. i would hope he would grant me the same. the question is which point of view, and which party do we want to lead the united states. >> mr. nixon would you like to comment on that statement? >> i have no comment. >> cenk: the people who listened on the radio thought nixon had one, but the people watching it on tv thought kennedy won. it appeared that the debate swung the election in favor of kennedy. ever since then, people have put a tremendous amount of weight on the debates. because of that everybody plays the expectations game. what is funny here is all of the republicans are saying oh my god, obama is going to win. >> mitt romney has the advantage because he has been through 20 of these debates. >> mitt romney is a business guy, and hasn't had a debate against a democrat in overten years. >> mitt romney is just in practice. >> having been through this much more recently than president obama, i think he starts with an advantage. >> i think
that was back in 1960 when richard nixon and jfk. >> i think mr. nixon is an effective leader of his party. i would hope he would grant me the same. the question is which point of view, and which party do we want to lead the united states. >> mr. nixon would you like to comment on that statement? >> i have no comment. >> cenk: the people who listened on the radio thought nixon had one, but the people watching it on tv thought kennedy won. it appeared that the debate...
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i'm speaking of richard nixon, for those who didn't remember that such is the program which he wassen soundly criticized. do you think that the governor romney can bring us together and how would he do it? >> i think he can bring us together. i think he already has. he does have the vir char of an opponent that spent his presidency quiting us. as you said. along class lines and race lines, gender lines, the war on women. because the cooks need the division. they need america dwoided in order to conquer it. the koo,s need us pitted against each other. they have been successful in doing this. i think when it comes to governor romney as a conservative and most of us are conservatives in this room, is he our conservative dream vote date to the big dance? no. probably not. but is he exactly the right man at exactly the right moment given the economic meltdown we're in? i think so. i really do think so. and i've known him for a couple of years. i can tell you he's a man of incredible, professional, and personal integrity. he's a brilliant guy, as i mentioned before. and i really think in hi
i'm speaking of richard nixon, for those who didn't remember that such is the program which he wassen soundly criticized. do you think that the governor romney can bring us together and how would he do it? >> i think he can bring us together. i think he already has. he does have the vir char of an opponent that spent his presidency quiting us. as you said. along class lines and race lines, gender lines, the war on women. because the cooks need the division. they need america dwoided in...
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in the very first tv debate, richard nixon refused to put on makeup. it hurt him. nixon later said -- >> more important than what you say is how you look on television. >> so campaigns obsess over details. when ronald reagan debated walter mondale, rollins and beckel were the opposing campaign managers. >> do you remember how high the podiums would be? >> days. >> we had days negotiating. >> the color of the room. >> what difference would it make to the candidate what color the room was? >> because in certain conditions, certain colors work for certain candidates. >> because mondale was shorter than reagan -- >> we wanted more distance between the two podiums. we debated between 7 1/2 feet and 9 feet for a day and a half. >> the first debate came, and reagan struggled. >> 2/3 of the defense budget pays for pay and salary -- or pay and passengers. >> he looked tired and ragged. the general observation was they just spent too much time with a 70-year-old guy trying to beat every factoid into his brain. >> people said ronald reagan is too old for the office. >> you're
in the very first tv debate, richard nixon refused to put on makeup. it hurt him. nixon later said -- >> more important than what you say is how you look on television. >> so campaigns obsess over details. when ronald reagan debated walter mondale, rollins and beckel were the opposing campaign managers. >> do you remember how high the podiums would be? >> days. >> we had days negotiating. >> the color of the room. >> what difference would it make to the...
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nixon was forced out of office because he lied and because he covered some stuff i'm going to be blunt and tell you this nobody guide in watergate we have some people who are dead because of this and there are some questions to be answered and americans ought to demand to get answers and. i guarantee you republicans in congress are already planning this never mind there's no there there there was a crime and the republicans imagination unlike the previous bush administration the obama administration isn't so eager to declare every single disturbance around the world an act of terrorism it's a more thoughtful administration one that waits for investigations and facts before arriving at or expressing conclusions and after it was clear that it was terrorism in benghazi the white house said it was terrorism in fact the day after the attack on september twelfth the president said quote no act of terrorism will ever shake the resolve of this great nation end quote regardless republicans think they can spin this into some sort of controversy and mark my words. president obama is re-elected th
nixon was forced out of office because he lied and because he covered some stuff i'm going to be blunt and tell you this nobody guide in watergate we have some people who are dead because of this and there are some questions to be answered and americans ought to demand to get answers and. i guarantee you republicans in congress are already planning this never mind there's no there there there was a crime and the republicans imagination unlike the previous bush administration the obama...
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nixon was elected. but most of the time, foreign efforts to influence our elections either backfire or have no impact. in 1980, 52 american diplomats were being held hostage in iran, but just before the election, the iranians seemed ready to make a deal to release them. what some saw as a ploy to re-elect jimmy carter. ronald reagan' reagan's running, george bush, said it wouldn't work. >> you see, i think the american people don't want these ayatollahs, to affect the election one way or another. >> schieffer: he was right, of course, and reagan won. terrorists crashed a truck into the u.s. embassy in beirut and killed 23 people during reagan's reelection campaign in 1984. americans were outraged and re-elected reagan. there was no question osama bin laden was trying to influence american voters in 2004 when he took credit for 9/11 and condemned george bush. >> americans will not be intimidated or influenced by an enemy of our country. i'm sure senator kerry agrees with this. >> schieffer: he was right
nixon was elected. but most of the time, foreign efforts to influence our elections either backfire or have no impact. in 1980, 52 american diplomats were being held hostage in iran, but just before the election, the iranians seemed ready to make a deal to release them. what some saw as a ploy to re-elect jimmy carter. ronald reagan' reagan's running, george bush, said it wouldn't work. >> you see, i think the american people don't want these ayatollahs, to affect the election one way or...
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george washington to richard nixon yeah and it wasn't until nixon came along and started talking about you know maybe we shouldn't have these tariffs and if we should reduce these terrible what was the whims of the create the great depression it was the smoot hawley tariff no actually if you go back and you look at the amount of at the at the amount of trade that the united states was engaged in before and after smoot hawley it collapsed no it yes it was a two and a half was what got us into the great depression to him why does he do it and why does not assume the great depression was the collapse of housing values there's a huge housing belt bubble that started in florida one nine hundred twenty i don't let me talk about government in real terms government is the gun in the room my friend and let me ask your of your completely just want let me hear just how political scenario i am and i'm going to sanity only go to see a burrito across the border in mexico who are you to come into into my house and tell me that are you going to take a gun and stop me from walking across that imaginary
george washington to richard nixon yeah and it wasn't until nixon came along and started talking about you know maybe we shouldn't have these tariffs and if we should reduce these terrible what was the whims of the create the great depression it was the smoot hawley tariff no actually if you go back and you look at the amount of at the at the amount of trade that the united states was engaged in before and after smoot hawley it collapsed no it yes it was a two and a half was what got us into...
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investigates after the fact so this is even even bigger than the for example the richard nixon taking cash money i think was one hundred thousand dollars in the milk lobby or five hundred thousand dollars from jimmy hoffa this is maybe that kind of thing and then that money being used to to to rig the primary on the other side i mean not just rig the primary but paying this man in cash i mean why you know the questions then are why did he get in the race why. does he have these powerful republican backers that are that are funding his campaign with cash you. and where is that and where is that cash coming from it's not even sort of legal donations or super pac or any one of a number of legal ways that they could have accomplished this and you can see in other races like in wisconsin running people running fake democrats and backing these campaigns it's not an unusual thing the unusual thing comes when you get into the cash donations and the sources of that and that sort of thing lends itself to criminal investigations not just election and that is sort of the cover up is worse than th
investigates after the fact so this is even even bigger than the for example the richard nixon taking cash money i think was one hundred thousand dollars in the milk lobby or five hundred thousand dollars from jimmy hoffa this is maybe that kind of thing and then that money being used to to to rig the primary on the other side i mean not just rig the primary but paying this man in cash i mean why you know the questions then are why did he get in the race why. does he have these powerful...
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i think it probably helped elect richard nixon that you. he played to the silent majority. >> host: do you think your dad might have voted for nixon? >> guest: i don't think he did. i think they probably would have voted -- he was in south dakota for one thing. my mother used to call on him at the drugstores. no, they would have voted for humphrey i'm sure. i can't imagine they would have voted for next. they trusted humphrey. >> host: next call comes from miami. chris, you're on the air. >> caller: hello, mr. brokaw. it's an honor to speak with you. i've admired you for many years, followed your career, and always enjoy hearing your comments and your perspective on the news of the day. i do have a question regarding bias in the media. and that is, you know, i've watched fox news. i consider it almost an arm of the republican party. i watch msnbc. i consider that an arm of the democratic party. and it's very frustrating to try to access news that comes through unbiased. and i was wondering if you could comment on that? >> host: we got the p
i think it probably helped elect richard nixon that you. he played to the silent majority. >> host: do you think your dad might have voted for nixon? >> guest: i don't think he did. i think they probably would have voted -- he was in south dakota for one thing. my mother used to call on him at the drugstores. no, they would have voted for humphrey i'm sure. i can't imagine they would have voted for next. they trusted humphrey. >> host: next call comes from miami. chris, you're...
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richard nixon had been very eager to please the queen since their first meeting in 1957 when he gave her a book entitled the art of readable writing. in an effort to improve their public speaking. which had been criticized in the british press. nixon also hosted a stand-in or for prince philip in the white house, which prompted barbara walters to scold him for not including any women. nixon had princess anne and two children visit in washington, even trying to fix up his trials with his daughter, patricia, once of the prime minister's residence in the country, but he never managed to get the queen over here for a state visit. his successor was the ambitious post in 1976. he game this week against with the queen at the white house to the unfortunate choice of the lady is a champ. planning went somewhat awry, as it did at the british ambassador's reception for 1600 people during the washington leg of their tour. elizabeth was being trailed by tv cameramen with very big bright lights. when suddenly, this cameraman disappeared and ran to the front door of the ambassador's residence, beca
richard nixon had been very eager to please the queen since their first meeting in 1957 when he gave her a book entitled the art of readable writing. in an effort to improve their public speaking. which had been criticized in the british press. nixon also hosted a stand-in or for prince philip in the white house, which prompted barbara walters to scold him for not including any women. nixon had princess anne and two children visit in washington, even trying to fix up his trials with his...
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the one who take the most, apparently, was richard nixon. it talks about his distress as vice president. kennedy attended tape more meetings. for instance, you got most of those famous meetings during the cuban missile crisis. some telephone calls, and johnson, of course, finally saying to nixon, johnson tape machine had an on and off switch. there are some things that made it onto these tapes. like certain conversations that i brought up earlier. in nixon's case, he was so clumsy that his famous chief of staff, hr full bomb, had been done when activated in the summer of 73, just about everything, it revealed everything that nixon was doing. >> host: two books didn't seem to go very far in the last two years. jimmy carter's white house fire, where he took his experience and put it in the a book. it is pretty raw and straightforward. then bill clinton's diary, i apologize, they didn't seem to really go with anything there. >> guest: president carter has an enormous following. a lot of people follow him and would buy anything written on him. a
the one who take the most, apparently, was richard nixon. it talks about his distress as vice president. kennedy attended tape more meetings. for instance, you got most of those famous meetings during the cuban missile crisis. some telephone calls, and johnson, of course, finally saying to nixon, johnson tape machine had an on and off switch. there are some things that made it onto these tapes. like certain conversations that i brought up earlier. in nixon's case, he was so clumsy that his...
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nixon. that is, use code words, code issues, and try to use trade as a lever. it obviously not working in oh whe his sport is going down. one thing that i have to say for them at this point is the low expectations going into the debate actually help them. because i think the press would kind of likeo give them another runr another chance to go around the trk. so if he does decently the de, he'll get that chance but i agree with krystal. he would have to win that debate. >> in a way that he's not capable of, frankly. >> is he too elitistha kle he doesn't have the goods. this is not like he's a new candidate. he's been running for president for six years. he's had ample opportunity to connect with people, to introduce himself, and he's failed to do it for these six years. i don't see how these debate are going taker. ob shrum, krystal ball, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. > coming up, when republicans get desperate, they launch some dirty smears against the president. >>> and ne
nixon. that is, use code words, code issues, and try to use trade as a lever. it obviously not working in oh whe his sport is going down. one thing that i have to say for them at this point is the low expectations going into the debate actually help them. because i think the press would kind of likeo give them another runr another chance to go around the trk. so if he does decently the de, he'll get that chance but i agree with krystal. he would have to win that debate. >> in a way that...
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nixon, introvert, ronald reagan -- >> ronald reagan is an introvert? >> no, bill clinton -- you either have extroverts on steroids or they are bullying alone and walking on the beach in the wing tips. pple are always telling me because i spent a lot of time with reagan and covered him from the very beginning and to the very end, there was a place that you could only get so close to him and even nancy reagan has said that and certainly hiscore group of irssors, going all the way back to california said that. the shield would come down. >> rose: but at the same time it is said in washington he would always have time for tip o'neill at the end of the day, he understood that that was an important thing for him to do. >> he did, because i thought that he got great experience in california, i mean, i was out there at that time, and california is the sixth largest country in the world, in effect. >> rose: and it still is. >> and the california legislature was run by one of the best politicians i had ever seen anywhere at any time. and onru said to me about si
nixon, introvert, ronald reagan -- >> ronald reagan is an introvert? >> no, bill clinton -- you either have extroverts on steroids or they are bullying alone and walking on the beach in the wing tips. pple are always telling me because i spent a lot of time with reagan and covered him from the very beginning and to the very end, there was a place that you could only get so close to him and even nancy reagan has said that and certainly hiscore group of irssors, going all the way back...
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richard nixon got a landslide victory. but a land slime democratic majority and let us not forget a supreme court the united states that was still authorly understand the control of liberal democrats. four two brief shining years, or perhapses -- [inaudible] if you don't like the great society, for two years for better or for worse, the united states had a government in the way that we often speak of her majesty say having a government. that is a group of people who can in fact implement a party platform that can be judged at next election or series of elections. that is not generally the way the united states operates. courtesy of the constitution drafted in 1778 and what i want to insist relatively unamended thereafter with regard to the basic structures that we live under. the republican presidents since president johnson that is nixon, ford, reagean, george h. w. bush not for a single day had even a single house of the congress from their own political party. i'm sorry region had the senator. he never a full congress t
richard nixon got a landslide victory. but a land slime democratic majority and let us not forget a supreme court the united states that was still authorly understand the control of liberal democrats. four two brief shining years, or perhapses -- [inaudible] if you don't like the great society, for two years for better or for worse, the united states had a government in the way that we often speak of her majesty say having a government. that is a group of people who can in fact implement a...
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>> well, you know, it took richard nixon a long time to come out of hiding. and i'm not sure that he ever came back and spoke at a convention. >> paul glastris, author of "elephant in the room," thank you so much for your time today. it sounds like a fascinating read. full disclosure here, i have only started it. they keep me pretty busy here, paul. hope to get around to the whole thing. >> hope you enjoy it. >> coming up, what beer you drink has to say about your politics. all of a sudden, the folks here on the floor have all perked up. >>> a little bit later, accusations politics in missouri have become unladylike. this is msnbc. [ male announcer ] let's say you need to take care of legal matters. wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support. legalzoom documents have been accepted in all 50 states, and they're backed by
>> well, you know, it took richard nixon a long time to come out of hiding. and i'm not sure that he ever came back and spoke at a convention. >> paul glastris, author of "elephant in the room," thank you so much for your time today. it sounds like a fascinating read. full disclosure here, i have only started it. they keep me pretty busy here, paul. hope to get around to the whole thing. >> hope you enjoy it. >> coming up, what beer you drink has to say about...
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now, why isn't, why doesn't richard nixon rank high in the liberal pantheon? >> listen, i will simply say this. i've been blessed and honored to tour around the country. tomorrow i'll be flying back to new york, and i'll be a guest with sean hannity wednesday night on his show to talk about the book, and i'm doing signings in long island, i was in texas and ohio, i will tell you something, this visit tonight and especially blessed by this room of wonderful patriots who came out tonight, the nixon library appearance is going to go down in 2012 as the single best appearance of my entire book tour. i'm proud to be here. very proud to be here. [applause] and real honored to be in this beautiful, beautiful place n this wonderful tribute to president nixon. the folks on the staff has been extraordinary and hospitable, and i'm just honored to be able to spend a little bit of time talking about my book, "50 things liberals love to hate." thanks so much for coming here. i'll see you at the book signing. god bless america. >> real quick before we go, those of you that h
now, why isn't, why doesn't richard nixon rank high in the liberal pantheon? >> listen, i will simply say this. i've been blessed and honored to tour around the country. tomorrow i'll be flying back to new york, and i'll be a guest with sean hannity wednesday night on his show to talk about the book, and i'm doing signings in long island, i was in texas and ohio, i will tell you something, this visit tonight and especially blessed by this room of wonderful patriots who came out tonight,...
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the one who take the most, apparently, was richard nixon. it talks about his distress as vice president. kennedy attended tape more meetings. for instance, you got most of those famous meetings during the cuban missile crisis. some telephone calls, and johnson, of course, finally saying to nixon, johnson tape machine had an on and off switch. there are some things that made it onto these tapes. like certain conversations that i brought up earlier. in nixon's case, he was so clumsy that his famous chief of staff, hr full bomb, had been done when activated in the summer of 73, just about everything, it revealed everything that nixon was doing. >> host: two books didn't seem to go very far in the last two years. jimmy carter's white house fire, where he took his experience and put it in the a book. it is pretty raw and straightforward. then bill clinton's diary, i apologize, they didn't seem to really go with anything there. >> guest: president carter has an enormous following. a lot of people follow him and would buy anything written on him. a
the one who take the most, apparently, was richard nixon. it talks about his distress as vice president. kennedy attended tape more meetings. for instance, you got most of those famous meetings during the cuban missile crisis. some telephone calls, and johnson, of course, finally saying to nixon, johnson tape machine had an on and off switch. there are some things that made it onto these tapes. like certain conversations that i brought up earlier. in nixon's case, he was so clumsy that his...
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if you think that on inauguration day of richard nixon or george w. bush or george h.w. bush, the democrats got together and said on inauguration eve our big job is to beat this guy and stop him from getting any legislative initiative, it didn't happen. it never happens. >> carl might be right, it didn't happen on inaugural day, it probably happened at election night where they said, we've got to get this guy out of here. >> there's been real cooperation over the years between the parties. president obama's weakness has been that he has been unable to make it happen. >> eugene sighing. >> well, i was sighing because, you know, and the fact that we know about that meeting and that they all participated in it. that's kind of unusual. but i take joe's point that,t's power wants to get back in power. so let's stipulate that. but to the point about governor pataki's point about policies, actually the republican party does need to change the policies if it wants to be a forward-looking party. it'll have to change policies on immigration, for example, and the way it talks about
if you think that on inauguration day of richard nixon or george w. bush or george h.w. bush, the democrats got together and said on inauguration eve our big job is to beat this guy and stop him from getting any legislative initiative, it didn't happen. it never happens. >> carl might be right, it didn't happen on inaugural day, it probably happened at election night where they said, we've got to get this guy out of here. >> there's been real cooperation over the years between the...
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kennedy, a young senator from massachusetts, facing off against vice president richard nixon, who is known to be a fierce debater. but on screen, kennedy looks cool and calm, while nixon looks uncomfortable, sweating profusely under the hot studio lights. nixon flounders under the glare of television for all four debates. kennedy goes on to win the election. in 1976, president gerald ford makes this blunder in his debate with georgia governor jimmy carter. >> there is no soviet domination of eastern europe and there never will be under a ford administration. >> i'm sorry, could i just -- >> the remark becomes a central theme in carter's campaign and is blamed by many for costing ford the election. in 1980, ronald reagan is repeatedly attacked by president carter for his stance on health care. >> governor reagan, as a matter of fact, began his political career campaigning around this nation against medicare. >> but reagan wins fans and the election by staying cool. >> there you go again. >> four years later, president reagan again uses humor to handle attacks on his age during his deb
kennedy, a young senator from massachusetts, facing off against vice president richard nixon, who is known to be a fierce debater. but on screen, kennedy looks cool and calm, while nixon looks uncomfortable, sweating profusely under the hot studio lights. nixon flounders under the glare of television for all four debates. kennedy goes on to win the election. in 1976, president gerald ford makes this blunder in his debate with georgia governor jimmy carter. >> there is no soviet domination...
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richard nixon was an beacon. george walker herbert bush was capable but no one swooned. you remember the vision thing. steve will probably remember this. >> he definitely does. >> the vision deficit and thousand point of light we used to joke about it. and george, you know, george w. bush still couldn't put three sent e7bss together in the 2000 campaign and wasn't very articulate. aep al gore who didn't know who he was and constantly trying to reinvent himself, he won the popular vote even though he didn't win the election. plenty for not the most engaging inspirational candidate winning the big races, it is possible it could happen. it is a matter of where voters are over the next six weeks. >> guys, 30 seconds, drucker made they think of something, nixon won in 1968. and the guy he he beat, the happy warrior. >> okay, david drucker, thanks for joining us. on a side note, joe biden arrived in charlotte. thissi year a lot has been madef the enthusiasm gap. we will hear what young voters have to say about that at the convention straight ahead. [ thunder crashes ] [ male a
richard nixon was an beacon. george walker herbert bush was capable but no one swooned. you remember the vision thing. steve will probably remember this. >> he definitely does. >> the vision deficit and thousand point of light we used to joke about it. and george, you know, george w. bush still couldn't put three sent e7bss together in the 2000 campaign and wasn't very articulate. aep al gore who didn't know who he was and constantly trying to reinvent himself, he won the popular...